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Okay, I just wanted to say that Thursday is coming up fast. This will be the last update until next week unless major inspiration hits. Now, if you don't like this story, don't read. Any insulting reviews or flames will be ignored.

It was almost midnight before Aria and Uta returned to their new apartment. Uta headed towards his work room to finish unpacking the last of his things while Aria moved towards the couch. She still had things to unpack, but was a bit more focused on the letter Xenophilius had given her. Opening the heavy parchment, Aria began to read what her former head of house and, perhaps, favorite professor had to tell her:

Aria,
Firstly, I must say that I was not surprised in the least that you chose to leave England completely behind. You rarely socialized with anyone aside from Ms. Lovegood and Mr. Malfoy until this last year. Even then, it wasn't until your second year that you did so. You were not exactly subtle in your decision to leave even before your announcement. It does sadden me that I will no longer see you walk these hallowed halls as your mother once did, but I suppose that if you're anything like your mother, it isn't a surprise. Neither of you enjoyed being under another's thumb, you just went further than your mother had. In the end, I can only say I will miss seeing what you'll get up to next and hope that I'll be able to see you once more though under much better circumstances.

With that out of the way, I'll get down to why I wrote this letter. Dumbledore will not give up on controlling you even with Voldemort inside the Ministry. Loath as I am to say this about someone that I respect for the great things he's done in the past, Dumbledore will likely free Voldemort if it becomes clear that you will not return willingly. It is inevitable that Voldemort will get free with or without Albus' assistance as he had many powerful allies. I will do my best to keep an eye on things and alert you if anything occurs; however, I doubt it will be much help. As it currently stands, Dumbledore is rather peeved at everyone and has kept us firmly out of his 'inner circle'. I am unsure of how long he'll keep us out of his business, but I hope it won't be long.
Be careful,

Filius Flitwick
Ps: Little Hybrids should be more careful while wandering the halls at night.

Aria's heart stopped at the last sentence and she wondered how long he'd known. Taking a deep breath, Aria forced herself to calm down. It wasn't so bad that he knew and if what she'd read about goblins is true, the Professor's mind was protected by natural Occlumency barriers. Even if Dumbledore was a Legilimency user, he wouldn't even be able to get passed Flitwick's mental defenses even if he managed to get past the ones that the half-goblin has surely created over the years. Setting the letter down, Aria tried to figure out how the Professor had found out. While she had spent many nights wandering around the castle when everyone was asleep, she had been careful, so whe-Aria's thoughts stopped as she remembered the mirror incident. She'd been numb and her thoughts scattered, so it wasn't any surprise that she probably hadn't been as careful as she normally would've been. More than likely, the little Professor had spotted Aria walking towards the dorm and saw her kakugan. As she had found out, her kakugan appeared during moments where her emotions were higher than normal.

Aria rubbed at her eye tiredly as she wondered about her Professor. If he knew, why didn't he tell anyone? To most people, ghouls were blood thirsty and driven bastards that would do anything to keep their stomachs full. So why hadn't he said anything? Aria let out a soft groan and jumped as Uta asked, "Is something wrong?"

"Where the hell did you come from?" Aria stared at him in shock as she hadn't even heard him approach.

"The kitchen," He held out a cup of coffee while holding his own up, "Is something wrong?"

Aria took the cup from him and handed over the letter, "Look at this."

Uta read it over as he took a seat before looking at her, "How did he find out?"

"It must've been the mirror incident," Aria took a sip of her coffee, "I was feel numb and my thoughts were all over the place. I probably slipped up near my dorm and he spotted my kakugan,"

Uta took a sip of his own coffee, "Why do you think he kept it quiet?"

"I didn't hurt anyone and he really liked my mother," Aria tugged at one of her longer pieces of hair, "The only way to find out would be to ask him, but I doubt he'd come all the way to Japan just to answer some questions,"

"Then we'll leave it alone," Uta reached out to stop her from tugging at her hair, "Stop that," Aria looked at him in surprise, "You'll end up bald if you don't,"

Rolling her eyes at him, Aria began to drink her coffee only to pause as she noticed that he hadn't let go of her hand. Feeling slightly surprised and a bit lost, Aria said nothing as she continued to drink. Eventually, she finished her coffee and stood up, "I'm going to get some sleep. Don't stay up too much later, we have to get up early and find a good meeting area for everyone."

Uta inclined his head, "I'll be in soon."

Aria started walking towards the kitchen only to stop, "U?" He hummed in response, "You haven't let go of my hand."

He looked down and blinked before releasing her hand, "Sorry."

"S'fine," Aria yawned softly as she headed towards the kitchen to set her cup in the sink, "You're probably really tired. We've been really busy since I got back, so it isn't very surprising,"

With that said, Aria set her cup in the sink before heading to their room to get ready for bed. Soon enough, she laid down in bed and fell into a light sleep. She briefly stirred when Uta got into bed before falling into a deeper sleep the moment he got settled.

Looking at the tattoo she finished thirty minutes ago, Aria looked at Uta, "Looks like we finally figured out how to tattoo ghouls, we'll need to watch this one for awhile just to make sure it sticks, but I'm fairly sure we managed it."

Uta smiled slightly at that, "Good. Even if it doesn't stick, we're on the right track."

"Mhmm," Aria began to pack up her equipment.

"Why don't we go celebrate?" Uta suggested making Aria pause.

Aria turned to him, "Why would we celebrate when there isn't a real reason to? I can see celebrating once we know if we've figured this out, but not before then."

"So you don't want to go to Anteiku and get some cake?" Uta looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

Aria shook her head lightly, "Of course I want to go, I just don't see a reason to go right now. I was actually planning on meditating and practicing my animagus transformation."

Uta's head tilted lightly, "Alright, we can go some other time."

Aria watched him turn to take care of the ghoul she'd tattooed while wondering what was with him. He'd been acting a little off since she got back and she'd thought it was due to them being so busy. It wasn't really anything annoying and Aria really enjoyed the increase in physical contact. It hadn't been so bad until his talk with Luna two weeks ago. So far, Aria had let it go in hopes of either Uta telling her what was going or him going back to normal. But as time went on, Aria was starting to get worried about him. Inwardly sighing, Aria went back to cleaning up her supplies while deciding to confront him if something didn't happen.

Taking a deep breath, Aria breathed in the cool air as Xenophilius instructed, "Relax both your minds and bodies, you must be completely relaxed for this next part."

Closing her eyes, Aria slowly began to relax her muscles while tossing all her thoughts away. Eventually, everything faded away until even the sounds of Luna and Xenophilius' heart beats disappeared. As her mind seemed to float inside of a fog, she noticed a rather warm feeling that seemed to surround her. Focusing on it, Aria felt her breath hitch as she felt the warmth running through her like a river of fire that didn't burn. It was wild, yet also controlled like mixture between a raging and completely calm river. It flowed through her entire body while pooling around her heart. When she realized that, Aria figured out that the energy was her magic. The realization startled her into coming out of the peaceful state she'd been in and open her eyes with a soft gasp. Pressing a hand to her chest, Aria looked at Xenophilius, "My magic."

"You reached it far sooner than Luna," Xenophilius smiled down at her, "How did it feel?"

"Like liquid fire that didn't burn," Aria rubbed at her chest feeling strangely calm and warm, "It's wild, yet controlled,"

"A representation of your animagus form," Xenophilius informed her, "With magic, it is generated in our soul and, as we mature, takes on the feeling of our inner animal. Your inner animal is wild, yet controlled. If we go by the usual theory that our patronus are tied to our animagus forms, your form is a wolf,"

Luna opened her eyes with a soft smile on her lips and spoke softly, "Flowing freely like the wind."

Xenophilius waved his wand and a platter appeared with snacks on it. Xenophilius spoke after they had all gotten some tea and a snack, "You both are ready to use the potion that I've made. They will help you find out which animal you are and then we can begin on teaching you both to transform into them."

Aria grinned at that and hugged Luna as the seer leaned into her.

Eventually, Aria left the Lovegood house with the promise to return soon and a full stomach. She passed by Anteiku and felt eyes on her. It didn't feel like the person watching her had bad intentions, but Aria wasn't going to risk it. With her luck, the person watching her was a dove wondering what someone her age was doing out so late without an adult in sight. Make a turn down an alleyway, Aria started moving at a quick pace. Hearing footsteps following her, Aria's eyes narrowed as she sped up only to hear the footsteps doing the same. The odd thing was that the person was quieter than any human dove or otherwise Aria had encountered which meant her follower was a ghoul or some magical creature. Inwardly groaning, Aria took off running and used some parkour to get onto the roof of a nearby building after spotting some crates in just the right position around the corner.

Aria didn't slow down until she was near the train station. Taking a deep breath, Aria jumped onto the ground in an alley and exited to walk on the main road to the train station. Aria checked the time and nodded to herself before going to lean against one of the pillars to take a breather. As she did so, Aria scented a ghoul entering the station and glanced around the pillar to take a look. It was that old guy from Anteiku. Frowning, Aria wondered what the hell he was doing her only to freeze as he spotted her. Aria grimaced as the old man approached. He stopped just across from her, "I see that you've managed to survive since your first visit."

"Where you the one following me?" Aria asked with narrowed eyes.

The old man inclined his head, "I did not mean to alarm you, but you are a rather hard person to find."

Grimacing, Aria glanced towards the time, "What do you want with me?"

"You are unlike any other ghoul I met," He explained making Aria snort, "I was hoping you might speak with me about a few things. More specifically, why you can eat human food,"

Aria heard a train pulling up and looked to see that it was hers. Pushing off of the pillar, Aria said, "As interesting as that sounds, I have a train to catch and I do not appreciate old men chasing after me."

Aria entered the train and went to take a seat. She glared at the old man as he sat down across from her, "Little one, I have no intention of harming you or anyone else. I only wish to talk."

Aria snorted and turned to look out of the window, "Excuse me if I can't believe anything old people say."

The old man sighed softly, "My name is Yoshimura and I own Anteiku. I only wish to help young ghouls like yourself and your companion."

"We're doing well for ourselves," Aria retorted as she turned to glare at him.

"Rumors have been going around that the fourth ward has been taken over by a new, younger ghoul," Yoshimura leaned back against his seat, "Believe me when I say that it worries me two young ghouls are going to be in the crossfire,"

Aria couldn't stop herself from laughing at him, "You actually think Uta and I are in danger? You haven't even considered what our position even is. You're a foolish old man if you haven't even considered if we're the ones in charge."

Smirking at the look of surprise on his face, Aria returned her attention to the window. Evidently, Aria had surprised him enough to pass most of the train ride in silence. Finally, Yoshimura spoke as they were getting close to her stop, "It is amazing what you young ones can actually do. I suppose my concern was unfounded."

Aria looked at him, "What do you really want from us?"

"To give you both a better life," Yoshimura replied earning a raised eyebrow from Aria, "Does it not bother you every time you kill a human? Or are forced to cannibalize?"

Surprised by the question, Aria actually thought about it. They hadn't needed to kill any humans since Aria had gotten their meat box from the goblins. Aria would admit killing other ghouls did bother her a little if only the ones that didn't attack them first. Aria looked at him, "Uta and I do not require any help. We haven't killed humans in awhile save for the occasional dove. We are not forced to cannibalize though we still do in order to be strong enough to keep control of the ward."

"May I ask how you've been surviving if you haven't killed anyone save for fellow ghouls?" Yoshimura asked her.

The train began to slow and Aria stood up, "Perhaps another time, I would suggest staying out of the fourth ward until we've gained complete control and settled everything."

With that Aria headed to the doors and left Yoshimura staring at her, she did have to wonder why he was so interested. While most ghouls that learned about her ability to eat human food found it interesting, they tended to lose interest after discovering it was due to her being magical. They were a bit more interested in the magical aspect of everything. Aria wondered what would happen if he learned about her magic or her hybrid status. Either way, Aria would need to tell Uta about what happened. He would probably be more than a little amused by her less than polite words towards Yoshimura, but sue her, she disliked old men.

Uta leaned back against his place on the couch and commented, "You could have handled that better."

"I know," Aria took a sip of her coffee, "Just him chasing after me was irritating,"

Uta nodded slightly before commenting, "His offer does interest me," Aria looked at him in surprise, "I'm not saying we take his offer, but I wonder how he get's food without killing others."

Aria hummed lightly, "Perhaps he scavenges? With how things are, it isn't surprising if someone commits suicide."

"I suppose we can find out at a later point once we finish taking complete control over the ward," Uta looked at her in curiosity, "So how did your lesson go?"

"We're moving onto the potion portion and after that, we'll be able to work on the actual transformation once we figure out what our animal forms are," Aria yawned softly feeling tired, "I think I'm going to get some sleep. Try not to stay up too late,"

Okay one more chapter which will be a time skip. After that, this story will be complete and I will begin working on the sequel after a small break.